Sentences with phrase «in favor of the bill earlier»

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Things couldn't have worked out much better in Lincoln, but it's still wild to wonder what a stronger vote of confidence or a cleaner bill of health in Newcombe's favor might have meant to Crouch's place in Huskers history — and how his hypothetical transfer might have changed the college football landscape in the early 2000s.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today praised members of the state Senate who early this morning voted 59 to 1 in favor of a bill that would reform the governance structure of the Queens Library and require the Library to adopt best practice reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the Library's operations.

Skelos said in his statement that he was «pleased» to meet with Koch earlier today to express his «concerns» about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bill, which the Republicans believe «would weight the redistricting process in favor of Democrats by a six to two margin.»

Not included in the tentative deal is a measure to advertise the sale of clean needles to drug users, a proposal that has been favored by advocates and was included in a program bill the Cuomo administration had drafted earlier this month.

Nationally, attention has been riveted on New York state since early in the week when Cuomo announced he had won more votes in favor of the bill.

The congressman had planned on voting in favor of an earlier version of the bill back in March after touting a provision that would shift Medicaid costs from counties to the state, which he said would save money.

Gibson, member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted in favor of the bipartisan Farm Bill signed into law by President Obama earlier this year.